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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Taka Hana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daouda Kaho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Taka Hana could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Daouda Kaho's chin.
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265 lbs
9 - 1 - 0 |
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190 cm
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260 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Very quick |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Taka Hana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Daouda Kaho!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Eliza Hachem and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kaho thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kaho looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hana defending well as Kaho loads up on a big left hand.
Hana tries to score a power double leg takedown but Kaho sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Hana somewhat.
Kaho lands with an uppercut that bounces Hana off the cage and back into range.
Kaho throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kaho scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Hana shoots in and drives through. Kaho sprawls well.
Hana bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kaho misses with a wild combination.
Kaho shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Kaho throws a right hand that Hana ducks under and follows up with a left that Hana also avoids with ease.
Kaho looks to throw the jab but Hana is out of range.
Kaho keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaho misses with a leg kick
and Hana counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Hana walks into a stiff left hand from Kaho.
Hana dives in and grabs Kaho's left leg, looking for a takedown. Kaho pushes down on Hana's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Taka Hana. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kaho throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hana counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kaho throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Hana shoots for a takedown but Kaho saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Kaho misses with a straight left.
Kaho misses with a lunging right hand
and Hana counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Hana is controlling the pace.
Hana is looking to take a break and control but Kaho is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hana lands with a punch from half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Hana lands a nice short elbow.
Hana is trying to control. Kaho wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Hana thows a huge punch but Kaho dodges it nicely.
Kaho is not content to let Hana control the position.
Hana controlling the action here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hana is keen to just control but Kaho is a slippery customer.
We're going to have a standup here because Taka Hana wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kaho.
Hana fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Hana shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Kaho manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Kaho utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hana trying to control the position from guard on top but Kaho is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hana has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Hana is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hana working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Hana trying to control but Kaho is working from the bottom.
Hana won't allow Kaho to get back to his feet.
Kaho keeping moving, preventing Hana from controlling successfully.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hana showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Taka Hana wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Hana pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Taka Hana dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Kaho throws an overhand right that lands on Hana's shoulder, as Hana tries to avoid the shot.
Hana slips a jab from Kaho.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Danga de danga de dang - Kaho scores with a four punch combination!
Kaho throws a right hand that Hana ducks under and follows up with a left that Hana also avoids with ease.
Kaho looks to land a body kick but Hana moved away.
Kaho dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hana. That did some damage!
Hana uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kaho.
Kaho will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kaho throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hana.
Kaho misses with an uppercut. Hana saw that one coming.
Kaho throws a jab when Hana was well out of range.
Kaho misses with a looping left.
Kaho misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kaho throws a hook but Hana blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hana bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hana. Kaho does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice straight punches there by Kaho. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kaho.
Kaho lands a jab to the head.
Danga de danga de dang - Kaho scores with a four punch combination!
Kaho throws a big shot that misses.
Hana shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Kaho's guard.
Hana stops Kaho from standing up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hana throwing strikes but missing.
Hana looking to sit in guard and control but Kaho gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Hana wants to improve his position but instead Kaho has moved into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kaho is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Kaho decides to stand and escape the position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kaho throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hana decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Kaho's guard.
Hana postures up and lands a big shot to Kaho's brow.
Hana trying to control the position from guard on top but Kaho is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kaho wants to stand but Hana is controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanais looking to pass into half guard but Kaho pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Kaho is in guard.
Kaho stands up and waves to Hana to follow him.
Nice uppercut there from Kaho.
Kaho connects with a looping right hand.
Hana ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Good standup being displayed there by Hana as he connects with a hook.
Hana throws a hook to the side of Kaho's head but Kaho sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Daouda Kaho is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hana moves out of range of the strikes.
Kaho misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kaho throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kaho misses with a lunging right hand
and Hana counters with a takedown into side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kaho dodges the ground and pound from Hana.
Hana wants to control but Kaho is keeping him busy.
Hana moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Hana prevents Kaho from escaping the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Taka Hana will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Hana throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kaho keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Kaho swings widly with a right hand
and Hana counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Hana stalling away here and it's allowed Kaho to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Hana looking to sit in guard and control but Kaho gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Kaho gets to his feet. Hana looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Kaho ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kaho misses with a hook. Hana ducked under it nicely.
Kaho scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hana keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kaho.
Daouda Kaho seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kaho, as that shot connected.
Kaho connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Hana walks into a stiff left hand from Kaho.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hana.
Kaho misses with an uppercut
and Hana counters with a straight right hand.
A big left from Kaho misses.
Hana cracks Kaho with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Hana shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Taka Hana. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kaho lands with an overhand left.
Kaho throws a leg kick which misses Hana's front leg but catches the back leg as Hana tries to avoid it.
Hana uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kaho.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hana fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kaho lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Kaho lunges at Hana with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hana's hand.
Hana displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kaho throws out the jab.
Kaho takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A jab lands there for Kaho.
Hana shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Kaho's guard.
Hana looking to sit in guard and control but Kaho gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Hana looking to control.
Taka Hana overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hana has a closed guard, preventing Kaho from standing up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hana looking for a sweep. Not yet Hana, not yet.
Kaho tries to stand but Hana is controlling from the bottom.
Hana is controlling Kaho's posture.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Kaho has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Hana is proving hard to escape from.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Taka Hana wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Kaho lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A cross from Kaho lands.
Kaho scores with a jab to the head.
Hana uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kaho.
Kaho motions for Hana to come forward. Kaho throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kaho misses with a two punch combination.
Kaho throws an off balance right hand
and Kaho takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Daouda Kaho seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kaho throws a lazy uppercut
and Hana counters with a stiff right hand.
Kaho lands a two punch combo.
Kaho jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kaho leaves Hana with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A big left from Kaho misses.
Daouda Kaho has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kaho throws an overhand right that lands on Hana's shoulder, as Hana tries to avoid the shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Daouda Kaho.
I think Hana has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 29:29
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 29:29
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 28:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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energy
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hype
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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